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Womanhood

Lessons in Loving, Giving and Being Too Much

Author: Tahmina Begum  

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Three South Asian women from different generations tell their stories of giving, being and loving, and explore what it means to be complex, ordinary, modern and multilayered women in today's world.

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Three South Asian women from different generations tell their stories of giving, being and loving, and explore what it means to be complex, ordinary, modern and multilayered women in today's world.

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Meet Khaira, who in her marriage encounters hurdles she never would have fathomed and discovers herself in becoming a pariah.

Meet Noor, a successful woman who breaks up with the man she loves most in the world because of her dedication to God.

Meet Mira, someone who is independent, modern and entirely different to her mother and grandmother, but still tied by the traditions that have guided her family for centuries.

Womanhood cannot be contained or summarised neatly, and each of these three women are fighting to carve out exactly what it means to them. The records of their lives offer insight into generational divides, unspoken duties and unmet needs, and is an honest and moving map for anyone wanting to better understand their place and purpose.

For fans of Three Women, Want and Love in Colour, through stepping into the shoes of each of these women this book will inspire empathy, rage and care and is a manifesto to let women be whomever they want to be.

Interrogating what Womanhood has historically meant, we can shape what it could be in the future.

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About the Author

Tahmina Begum has worked as a journalist for nearly a decade. Her previous roles include lifestyle writer at HuffPostUK and she has written for British Vogue, The Guardian, I-D, Dazed, Refinery29, Riposte, Glamour, The Independent, Metro, I Paper and gal-dem, covering a wide scope of topics that centre around the lives of Muslim women and women of colour.

Between the years of 2012-2020, she ran the independent print and digital publication XXY Magazine, as recommended by Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful. Begum has contributed to three books, is the producer of the newsletter The Aram and is a podcaster, chair and public speaker.

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Product Details

Publisher
Orion Publishing Co | Trapeze
Published
23rd April 2026
Pages
320
ISBN
9781398718357

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